Curitiba, Brazil - September 2022 - The XVII Congress on the Preventive System of Don Bosco, held on September 23 and 24, was marked by the joy of the encounter and deep reflection on the life, work, and charism of St. Francis de Sales for the Sons of Don Bosco and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. The event, held in the presence of Curitiba, welcomed Salesian educators from the "São Pio X" Province, in the Salesian presences in the South of Brazil, and from the "Our Lady of Aparecida" Province of the FMA, in the Salesian presences in the South and in the states of São Paulo and Mato Grosso of the South. Fr. Gabriel Romero, councilor for the America Southern Cone Region, presided over the opening Eucharistic celebration. The days continued with lectures given by Fr. Tarcizio Odelli, SDB, Fr. Aldino Kielsel, OSFS, and Salesian Cooperator Maria Teresa Rosa. Work sessions in groups helped to deepen the theme "Da mihi animas" in the figure of St. Francis de Sales.